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William P. Young

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William P. Young
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: May 11
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William Young
William Paul Young
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...humans are not defined by their limitations, but by the intentions that I have for them not by what they seem to be, but by everything it means to be created in my image.
William P. Young
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Forgiveness in no way requires that you trust the one you forgive.
William P. Young
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Emotions talked to you before you had words, so listen to them ... they are often more honest than the mind's remarkable ability to self deceive.
William P. Young
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I suppose that since most of our hurts come through relationships so will our healing, and I know that grace rarely makes sense for those looking in from the outside.
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I don't want my kids growing up with the image of God that I had -- Plato's white grandfatherly god -- because that god is not a very good father. When it comes down to it, you can't trust him with your kids.
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Sin is its own punishment, devouring you from the inside.
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Healing is as incremental and mysterious as the damage ... what took time, takes time.
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If a rainbow makes a sound, or a flower as it grows, that was the sound of her laughter.
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The God of Evangelical Christianity is a Monster.
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Through . . . lies you try to run your life and manipulate others. . . . Lies become an inhibitor in your relationship . . . .
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I'm trying to get far away from [picturing God as] Gandalf or Santa Claus.
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...if anything matters then everything matters. Because you are important, everything you do is important. Every time you forgive, the universe changes every time you reach out and touch a heart or a life, the world changes with every kindness and service, seen or unseen, my purposes are accomplished and nothing will be the same again.
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I give you an ability to respond and your response is to be free to love and serve in every situation, and therefore each moment is different and unique and wonderful.
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Truth will set you free. And Truth has a name.
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those who are afraid of freedom are those who cannot trust us to live in them. Trying to keep the law is actually a declaration of independence, a way of keeping control
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Why do children love to hide and seek? Ask any person who has a passion to explore and discover and create. The choice to hide so many wonders from you is an act of love that is a gift inside the process of life.
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So no, I’m not too big on religion...and not very fond of politics or economics either...And why should I be? They are the man-created trinity of terrors that ravages the earth and deceives those I care about. What mental turmoil and anxiety does any human face that is not related to one of those three?
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Love is much stronger than your fault could ever be.
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God's voice had been reduced to paper, and even that paper had to be moderated and deciphered by the proper authorities and intellect.
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Because you continue to inhabit and believe your metaphors, you cannot see what is true.
William P. Young